This assay is useful to monitor exposure to chromium, progress of medical treatment or determine nutritional status.

Patient should refrain from taking mineral
supplements and multivitamin three days prior to specimen collection.
To avoid contamination, use powderless gloves.
Draw one royal blue top tube of blood and discard.
Draw second royal blue top tube, label tube with patient name.

Reject Criteria: Clotted

Setup Schedule

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Reported (Analytical Time)

Next day

CPT Code

82495

The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only.
CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party.
Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payer being billed.